Garment support



June 5, 1928.

M. E. KlNTZ GARMENT SUPPORT Filed prl 2, 1927 Patented June 5, 1928.

UNITED STATES MARY E. KINrz, or Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

GARMENT SUPPORT.

Application filed Aprily 2,

This invention relates to garment supports and is particularly designedfor use in supporting `womens skirts snugly and neatly around the waistas well as to prevent the pulling up of the blouse or shirtwaist thusaffording a neat, comfortable and effective juncture` of the twogarments around the waist line of the wearer as well as providing adevice which may be quickly adjusted into position and will be concealedi'rom view.

The above and other objects of the invention will be more fullydisclosed in the following specification'and exemplified in theaccompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 represents a rear face view of the device.

Figure 2 is a. transverse section through the y same taken on the line2-2 of Figure 1. Figure 3 is a plan view of the same. Figure 4 is anenlarged and somewhat diagrammatic sectional view through the deviceshown as applied to the garments at the back waist portion of thewearer.

In carrying out the invent-ion, the supporting device is preferablyformed of a stamping from a piece of springvsheet metal and comprises anupwardly extending back or skirt supporting member 6 which has formed atits lower edge a downwardly projecting waist or blouse catchingniember7. rlhese two members are formed out of vertical alignment with eachother and are joined together by means of a. U bend 8 in the metal.

The member 7 is provided on each of its ends with the upwardly extendingprojections 9 and 10 which are provided with eyes or slots 11 and 12adapted for the reception of the usual body belt 13 applied over theshirt waist, and which is threaded into the eyes and serves to securethe device to the body at the waist line of the wearer.

The top portion of the member 6 has secured to it a frictional materialsuch as a strip of rubber 14 and if desired said rubber may be roughenedor provided with the rubber prongs 15 as shown.

The lower member 7 is also provided with a strip of frictional materialsuch as a ystrip of rubber 16 having the prongs 17 formed 1927. SerialNo. 180,514.

thereon and also may be curved or bowed slightly to more readily fit thecontour of the body.

In using the device it may be secured to the body at the waist line overthe blouse or waist 18 by means of the body belt 13 at any desiredposition around the body, preferably at the back thereof as shown andone or more of these devices may be used as desired.

When the skirt is put on, the inner skirt band 19 is lapped over the topedge of member 6, rthe band projecting down into the space 2O betweenthe member 6 and the projections 9 and 10 and then when the skirt isdrawn tightand secured around the waist, the member 6 yields and isdrawn closely to the body, thus impinging the skirt band 19 between themember 6 and the body as shown in dotted lines in Figure 4 of thedrawings.

Having I claim is:

1. A garment support comprising a body portion formed of sheet metalprovided with an upstanding skirt supportingmember having a plurality ofrubber prongs on its face and a shirt waist catching member projectingdownwardly therefrom out of vertical alignment therewith and joinedthereto by means of a U shaped bend in the metal and having rubberprongs projecting from its face, said shirt waist catching member havinglugs proj ecting upwardly from its opposite ends with. slots formedtherein.

2. A garment support comprising a body portion formed of sheet metalprovided with an upstanding skirt supporting member hav-A ing aplurality of resilient yprongs on its face and a shirt waist catchingmember projecting downwardly therefrom out of vertical alignmenttherewith and joined thereto by metns of a U shaped bend in the metaland thus described my invention what having resilient prongs projectingfrom its face, said shirt waist catching member hav ing lugs projectingupwardly from its opposite ends with slots formed therein.

In testimony whereof I hereto affix my signature.

MARY E. KINTZ.

